What side effects are associated with regimens using once-daily formulations?
With once-a-day regimens, the side effects that people encounter depend heavily upon the drugs that are being used. Doctors generally try to keep the total number of pills per day as low as possible to limit the side effects. With some regimens, for example, people will experience nausea, dizziness, decreased concentration, sleep disturbances, or, even, difficulty staying awake. Other side effects may include liver problems as well as rash, which can be severe. How much of an impact are the once-a-day medications having on HIV treatment? The impact upon the treatment of HIV-infected patients currently is limited. As time goes on and there are more and more drugs that can be given once a day, doctors are going to find more and more patients on those therapies. Physicians will mix and match drugs in different ways to put together a regimen for patients. If you can decrease the number of pills that someone needs to take per day and decrease the side effects, patients are likely to take th
